17-letter words containing w, h, i, p, l
- boiler horsepower — a unit of measurement of the ability of a boiler to evaporate water, usually given as the ability to evaporate 34½ pounds (15.6 kg) of water an hour, into dry saturated steam from and at 212°F (100°C).
- classical pathway — the activation of complement by an antigen-antibody reaction. Compare alternative pathway.
- drive up the wall — to cause to become crazy or furious
- king philip's war — the war (1675–76) between New England colonists and a confederation of Indians under their leader, King Philip.
- lower paleolithic — See under Paleolithic.
- metabolic pathway — biochemistry: sequence of reactions within a cell or organism
- pincushion flower — scabious2 (def 1).
- play along (with) — to join in or cooperate (with)
- play with oneself — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- pull one's weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- roll with a punch — to move in the same direction as a punch thrown at one so as to lessen its force
- slap on the wrist — a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- spanish civil war — the civil war in Spain 1936–39.
- spin one's wheels — a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
- to play with fire — If you say that someone is playing with fire, you mean that they are doing something dangerous that may result in great harm for them and cause many problems.
- twelve patriarchs — any of the sons of Jacob ((the twelve patriarchs),) from whom the tribes of Israel were descended.
- washing-up liquid — Washing-up liquid is a thick soapy liquid which you add to hot water to clean dirty dishes.
- well-accomplished — completed; done; effected: an accomplished fact.
- white-pine weevil — a brown beetle, Pissodes strobi, the larvae of which feed on the terminal buds and shoots of white pine and other conifers.
- winter heliotrope — a creeping perennial, Petasites fragrans, related to the butterbur, having lilac to heliotrope-coloured flowers smelling of vanilla: found chiefly on road verges
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